andar se muntashir hun ki bahar shikasta hai
main khud shikasta hun ki mera ghar shikasta hai

har shai ke khal-o-khad hain mere khun mein muntashir
har jism mere jism ke andar shikasta hai

nikla tha kis ki naw mein sahil ke chaw mein
ab tak hun main bahaw mein langar shikasta hai

ek sang se hai fikr-e-arastu sharar-numa
ek aaine mein aks-e-sikandar shikasta hai

ek mahwiyat ki hairat-e-sahil hai har taraf
ek kaifiyat ki sara samundar shikasta hai

ya shisha-e-nigah hi mila mujh ko chur-chur
ya shisha-e-jihat mein ye manzar shikasta hai

'kausar' badal gae hain parastish ke zaiqe
mehrab sar-khamida hai mimbar shikasta hai